Problems Faced in the Early Years

Divide your paper into three columns like you see below #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 Problem Plan Solution

Problems Facing the New Nation Creating a Stable Economy - Factors of a stable Economy The Plan -- Money keeps its value Money borrowed is repaid Credit is available for future loans

Solution Pay off all war debt Raise government revenues (income) through taxes and protective tariffs Create a National (Federal) Bank to take the place of individual state banks

Problems Facing the New Nation Establishing the authority of the federal government What makes a Strong Federal Government?

The plan Federal gov makes laws for the country Declares war Coin money Make treaties States are going to have power in other areas

Solution Make a strong Executive Branch Practice the principle of federalism Cabinet departments are created Expand the power of all branches of government (Judicial Review) Loose construction of the Constitution to strengthen Legislative and Executive Branches Judicial review to strengthen Judicial Branch Appoint Cabinet officers to expand the influence of the Executive Branch of government

Problems Facing the New Nation Implementing a Uniform Court System

Plan Congress wanted to establish a court that would work for the entire country while giving state courts some authority

Solution Passage of the Judiciary Act of 1789 to organize the U.S. Court System District court judges appointed by the President with the approval of Congress

Problems Facing a New Nation Fighting with Native Americans in the Northwest Territory The Plan – To Fight

Solution Americans beat the NA in the Battle of Fallen Timbers NA surrendered land

Problems Facing a New Nation Problems with Europe The Plan – France and England were at war Both tried to draw in the US

Solution Made treaty with Britain Later made treaty with Spain

Who is on the 10 dollar bill?

Alexander Hamilton He is the Money Man Secretary of Treasury Pro-England Wanted to pay off debts by raising taxes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP2a1xkbLgU

Thomas Jefferson Against the National Back Wanted a weak government Less manufacturing more farming Pro-France

Whiskey Rebellion Taxing Whiskey – Led to Whiskey Rebellion George W stopped rebellion with the Army – Establishing gov power